Member Contributions for Field Trip

A school club is planning a field trip and needs to collect funds from its members.

The club has a total of 12 members, and they decided that each member needs to contribute an amount $$x$$ dollars. However, if two of the members do not pay, the remaining members will still need to cover the total cost, which stays the same. If the total cost of the trip is $144, how much is each member expected to contribute if all members pay?

Set up the equation that describes the situation and solve for $$x$$.